Units G And H Ventura Park Old Parkbury Lane Colney Street St Albans AL2 2DB Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0809 - W Withdrawn

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 5 (refuse storage) of planning permission dated 09/12/2025 for Flexible change of use of the existing building to padel facility (use class E(d)) with ancillary shop (use class E(a)) and caf� (use class E(b)), including… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Withdrawn
3 Jun 2026

Withdrawn on 3 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

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    • ConditionsDischarge of Condition 5 (refuse storage) for Flexible change of use of the existing building…WithdrawnThis application5/2026/0809

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Colney Street built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
W
Postcode
AL2 2DB
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
ST STEPHEN
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jones Lang Lasalle Limited (Jones Lang Lasalle Limited)

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
321205PLN
Planning Portal ref
14681751
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Albans decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #180 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #226 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #285 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #278 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
61%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,411
Total decisions
184 refused in the year to March 2026